Op-ed review: Controversial local affairs related to rights, freedoms
Egyptian writers commented on variety of local affairs in Sunday’s newspapers
State of emergency will not be used in restraining general freedoms: PM
The state of emergency is indispensable at this time, Abdel Aal
Private TV channel Rotana Masriya suspends 2 political programmes
Sources at the channel claim new administrative policy will self-censor content
Renowned TV presenter Ibrahim Eissa suspends his talk show due to ambiguous ‘pressures’
2016 witnessed a number of media gags and suspensions of talks shows…
Press Syndicate case criminal, unrelated to freedom of speech: Al-Sisi
These comments are the first by the president on the topic since…
Parliamentary Legislative Affairs Committee rejects proposal to annul ‘religious contempt’ crimes
Article 98 of the Penal Code was criticised for being used to…
Where does Egypt stand on its commitments to improving human rights?
Despite the president portraying a positive image to the general assembly, a…
Egypt also bans burkini, but no one bats an eye
The burkini is banned in several places in a country where the…
Parliament’s Human Rights Committee and NCHR: two legitimate human rights bodies obstructed
As the state and its affiliates remain reluctant to discuss human rights,…
EIPR warns of lack of state deterrent measures in sectarian strife cases
Condemning recent attack on Copts in Minya, EIPR claims 77 incidents of…